Stories by Alka Prasad

Families are cutting back on essentials and withdrawing their KiwiSaver funds as they struggle with the rising cost of living, a budgeting service says.

Ōtara town centre is legally an alcohol free zone, but "you wouldn't know it" according to some community advocates.

A move into Papatoetoe would cut through South Auckland communities, the board chair believes.

Two local representatives are pushing back against Auckland Council's proposal to combine boards to cut costs.

Unless deficiencies affecting thousands of Aucklanders were fixed, there wasn't much hope of getting peak time charges across the line, Chris Darby says.

Auckland Council is "disappointed" with the short timeframe for responding to government's draft transport policy statement.

It comes after images of mould, mushrooms, and leaky buildings at Sommerville School hit headlines earlier this month.

Women can't access essential facilities and players are using "the worst fields in the city", Auckland Rugby League says.

Animal control improvements, higher parking fees and cutting "stupidly expensive" roading projects are all in Auckland's long-term plan.

Rising rates, council cut-backs and plugging a fuel-tax hole - what the long-term plan is all about, and why it matters to Auckland.